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12 And forgive us our debts
    as we forgive our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation,[a]
    but deliver us from the evil one.’

14 If you forgive others for the wrongs they have done, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:13 Temptation: in the New Testament, temptation is a test in which Satan tries to destroy the believer. Consequently, it cannot be attributed to God. God, however, can give the strength and means of overcoming it: this is the meaning of the petition. The Semitic expression “do not lead us into” is therefore to be understood as meaning “do not allow us to enter into or succumb to temptation” (see Mt 26:41; 1 Tim 6:9).

12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.(A)
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a](B)
    but deliver us from the evil one.[b](C)

14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.